8 new Latter-day Saint temples, including 2 in Utah, announced by President Nelson at women’s session

President Russell M. Nelson, center, waves to conferencegoers before the general women’s session of the 189th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. | Colter Peterson, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to build eight more temples during the women’s session of the 189th Semiannual General Conference.

President Russell M. Nelson said temples will be built in the following locations:

• Freetown, Sierra Leone
• Orem, Utah
• Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
• Bentonville, Arkansas
• Bacolod, Philippines
• McAllen, Texas
• Cobán, Guatemala
• Taylorsville, Utah

“All our efforts to minister to each other, proclaim the gospel, perfect the Saints and redeem the dead converge in the holy temple,” President Nelson said. “We now have 166 temples throughout the world, and more are coming.”

President Nelson reminded Latter-day Saints about plans to renovate the Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square and the adjoining plaza near the Church Office Building at the close of this year.

“This sacred temple must be preserved and prepared to inspire future generations, just as it has influenced us in this generation,” President Nelson said.

“As the church grows, more temples will be built so that more families can have access to that greatest of all blessings, that of eternal life. We regard a temple as the most sacred structure in the church. Whenever plans are announced to construct a new temple, it becomes an important part of our history.”

At the conclusion of last April’s conference, President Nelson announced eight temples in Pago Pago, American Samoa; Okinawa City, Okinawa; Neiafu, Tonga; Tooele Valley, Utah; Moses Lake, Washington; San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Antofagasta, Chile; and Budapest, Hungary.

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